Peter Tork, endearingly offbeat bassist and singer in the Monkees, dies at 77

[mac56]

Source: Washington Post

Peter Tork, a blues and folk musician who became a teeny-bopper sensation as a member of the Monkees, the wisecracking, made-for-TV pop group that imitated and briefly outsold the Beatles, died Feb. 21. He was 77.

His death was confirmed by his sister Anne Thorkelson, who did not say where or how he died. Mr. Tork was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer affecting his tongue, in 2009.

Mr. Tork insisted that they were at their best when they were together. Their musical chemistry was special, he said, even if it was the result of a few producers looking to cast a few handsome men for a television show.

“I refute any claims that any four guys could’ve done what we did,” he told Guitar World in 2013. “There was a magic to that collection. We couldn’t have chosen each other. It wouldn’t have flown. But under the circumstances, they got the right guys.”


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[underpants]

1. 🕯

[JDC]

2. "Hey, hey we're the Monkees"

[FakeNoose]

13. Peter Tork R.I.P.

Peter is the guy in the upper left of this pic.
I'll admit I had a schoolgirl crush on all of them in the 1960's.

[ChiTownDenny]

26. Big fan!

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[hlthe2b]

3. Oh, this really saddens me. He was great!

Yeah, it was a "created band" but they did develop their talent and I, for one, enjoyed them.

RIP, Peter. I imagine you will bring quirkiness and joy in whatever your future "realm".

[DemocracyMouse]

41. Most bands today with any corporate funding are "created"

We should, right here and now, drop that whole silly "issue." And as a collaboration of singers and producers they built as good an opus of stand-out pop songs as any. I'd even hazard to say that some of their songs and TV episodes (and their movie Head), were more progressive, even more radical, than much of what passes for pop culture today. Last Train to Clarksville was about going off to Vietnam. The line in Randy Scouse Git written by Micky Dolenz is unparralled protest music:

Why don't you be like me?
Why don't you stop and see?
Why don't you hate who I hate
Kill who I kill to be free?

{Vocal Bridge}

Why don't you cut your hair?
Why don't you live up there?
Why don't you do what I do
See what I feel when I care?

https://m.

[mac56]

48. If we're talking about "created bands"

Add these to the list:

Led Zeppelin
The Mamas and the Papas
Peter, Paul and Mary

[hlthe2b]

54. Tork knew how to play as he'd appeared with Stephen Stills (who I adore) in years prior to Monkees

and I have no complaints about any of those bands either. Talent is talent. Obviously, the Monkees were excoriated early on by critics. Not the fans.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Oh, no! He was my favorite Monkee!

It has been almost exactly seven years since Davy Jones died.

Peter Tork

Birth name: Peter Halsten Thorkelson
Born: February 13, 1942, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died: February 21, 2019 (aged 77)
Website: www.petertork.com

Peter Halsten Thorkelson (February 13, 1942 – February 21, 2019), better known as Peter Tork, was an American musician and actor, best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of the Monkees.
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Early life

Tork was born at the former Doctors Hospital, in Washington, D.C. Although he was born in the District of Columbia in 1942, many news articles incorrectly report him as born in 1944 in New York City, which was the date and place given on early Monkees press releases. He is the son of Virginia Hope (née Straus) and Halsten John Thorkelson, an economics professor at the University of Connecticut. His paternal grandfather was of Norwegian descent, while his mother was of half German-Jewish and half Irish ancestry. He began studying piano at the age of nine, showing an aptitude for music by learning to play several different instruments, including the banjo and both acoustic bass and guitars. Tork attended Windham High School in Willimantic, Connecticut, and was a member of the first graduating class at E.O. Smith High School in Storrs, Connecticut. He attended Carleton College before he moved to New York City, where he became part of the folk music scene in Greenwich Village during the first half of the 1960s. While there, he befriended other up-and-coming musicians such as Stephen Stills.

[debsy]

15. Sad, indeed.

I never knew that he was in the first graduating class of E.O. Smith (my alma mater also). I started reading and was like, "why did he go to Windham High School"? then it dawned on me that E.O.Smith hadn't been built yet! It is a very sad day, indeed. We are all getting older.

[The River]

21. I Lived a Few Doors Down

from him when we both lived in faculty housing at UConn in the early '50's. He was 7 years older so we never hung out together but our parents did.

[debsy]

71. his sister is my sister-in-law

you sound like you are about 5 years older than she is. They were 12 years apart. I used to deliver pizza at UConn for Paul's Pizza. Remember the Campus Restaurant?

[The River]

82. Small World

My first 5 years (of life) were in Storrs and then 5 more in Coventry. After 70 years those memories are very hazy. I do remember the scenery was "New England" Perfect.

[Bayard]

38. Davy died?

I loved these guys as a kid.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

39. He was the first to go.

Davy Jones (musician)

David Thomas Jones (30 December 1945 – 29 February 2012) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, actor and businessman, best known as a member of the band the Monkees, and for starring in the TV series of the same name. His acting credits include a Tony-nominated role as the Artful Dodger in the original London and Broadway productions of Oliver! as well as a guest star role in a hallmark episode of The Brady Bunch television show and later reprised parody film; Love, American Style; and My Two Dads. Jones is considered one of the great teen idols.
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Death

His talent will be much missed; his gifts will be with us always. 'Adios, to the Manchester Cowboy.'
— Peter Tork.
On the morning of 29 February 2012, Jones went to tend to his 14 horses at a farm in Indiantown, Florida. After riding one of his favourite horses around the track, he complained of chest pains and difficulty breathing, and was rushed to Martin Memorial South Hospital in Stuart, Florida, where he was pronounced dead of a severe heart attack resulting from arteriosclerosis.

[IrishEyes]

5. My condolences to his family.

He was my favorite of the Monkees.

[deurbano]

6. Noooooooo. My first love. I wrote the only fan letter I ever wrote to him.

RIP, Peter.

[Gothmog]

7. I loved the Monkees

[Dave Starsky]

47. I still love The Monkees. I listen to them all the time.

I have their entire catalog on my playlist.

Say what you will about their musical skills (which were actually better than people give them credit for), they had a powerhouse of writers crafting songs for them--including Carole King, Neil Diamond, Harry Nilsson, and Boyce and Hart. And Mike Nesmith wasn't too shabby as a songwriter himself.

[mac56]

58. They gave a huge boost to new and young songwriters.

Frank Zappa was a fan. He said the Monkees created the best sounding records, and were the most honest band in music at the time.

[Dave Starsky]

59. I knew that Zappa was a friend of theirs.

He had a cameo in their movie Head.

I didn't know that he was also a fan of their work. It makes perfect sense, though. Zappa always seemed to hate pretense, and The Monkees were about the least pretentious popular band there was at the time.

[mac56]

60. I think Zappa also enjoyed that the Monkees, especially Nesmith

were intent on pulling back the curtain and showing the machinations behind the scenes.

As Joni Mitchell wrote: stoking the star maker machinery behind the popular song.

[OnlinePoker]

8. Take the last train to Clarksville, Mr. Tork. Davy will be waiting.

Time to play my Monkees Greatest Hits.

[DemocracyMouse]

44. Why not get the box set which includes their first five albums?

"The best of" actually omits their best songs.

[OnlinePoker]

45. It's what I have. n/t

[flygal]

9. Rest in Peace - thanks for the music we still enjoy today. nt

[MuseRider]

10. He was adorable in that show.

I never followed any of them out of the Monkees. I have to admit I was a smitten 7th grader but after the show I was on to other things. I believe he was really talented and did some good stuff as his life went on but again, I do not know. I DO know that this makes me sad. He lived with that for 10 years, that had to be difficult at best.

RIP Peter.

[PSPS]

11. The Monkees were HUGE in their day.

Fun fact: On their first two albums, The Wrecking Crew played the instruments even though most of The Monkees were musicians. (Davy Jones was a professional singer with stage experience.)

[mac56]

12. Peter wrote this one, though Micky took the lead vocal

[mahatmakanejeeves]

14. That's a great tune, too. Thanks.

I think it's Antenna TV that shows the Monkees. They'll have a marathon showing this weekend.

{edited} Not anymore:

"The Monkees" changes time slots on Antenna TV (UPDATED)
9/15/2017

UPDATED 12/22/2017: Antenna TV has announced their new schedule effective January 2, 2018, and "The Monkees" has been removed from their programming. However, the entire series, along with the movie "Head" and much more, is available on Blu-ray from Monkees.com.

Antenna TV in the United States airs The Monkees television series on the weekends.

Recently the show experienced a schedule change, and two episodes are now being aired on Sundays starting at 5AM (EST).

Check out Antenna TV's website and see if the show is available in your area. And if you want to watch The Monkees at your convenience, the entire series (and much more) is now available on Blu-ray, courtesy of Rhino Records.

[klook]

16. Bummer. I always liked him.

https://www.petertork.com/

[klook]

17. Mr. Bobbolina, Mr. Bob Dobbolina

[displacedtexan]

52. China Clipper calling Alameda

I said that when I was in Alameda recently, and a woman my age snickered. We chatted briefly about the Monkees and how random lyrics stay with you forever.

[mac56]

56. Never mind the "furthermore," the plea is self-defense

Bonus points to whoever can tell me where Micky got that line.

[displacedtexan]

64. Oklahoma!

Talk about an easy way to end a makeshift murder trial.

[klook]

67. Haha, very cool

[coeur_de_lion]

73. I still have my copy of that album

[hauckeye]

18. Oh no, he was my favorite Monkee 😢

[Quemado]

19. RIP Peter

I enjoyed watching "The Monkees" when I was a kid in the 60's.

[JenniferJuniper]

20. The 2016 album he made with Nesmith and Dolenz

as the Monkees was really quite remarkably good.

Sad to know there will be no more.

[maxrandb]

23. This was one of my favorites that he wrote

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[Dave Starsky]

51. Good Times was an incredible album.

I would put it on par with Headquarters and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones. It was like The Monkees left the studio for a little while and then came back to do an album of new stuff in the same style we all loved. What's even more amazing is that you had guys from Fountains of Wayne, XTC, and Weezer producing and/or contributing to that album, which just shows how much of an impact that music made on them.

[Javaman]

22. Thank you, Mr. Tork. Rest in peace.

[TygrBright]

24. Damn. He was the one I had a teenybopper crush on.

Such an engaging smile.

Cross in beauty, dear sir, and keep sharing the music of the spirit for us all.

wistfully,
Bright

[deurbano]

28. Me, too! (John from the Beatles and Peter from the Monkees.)

[maxrandb]

25. Can I just say, like I have a thousand times, The Monkees belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

[workinclasszero]

27. Rest in peace Peter 🙏

You were a joy to me and my siblings in our childhood.

[deurbano]

29. My favorite Monkee song, which when I was 12 seemed pretty profound:

Peter and Davy shared the lead vocals. Both gone now. This makes me sad.

[workinclasszero]

36. I saw my mother weep listening to this song

It moved her obviously.

Damn, time runs out so fast.

[coeur_de_lion]

75. Pretty song

Yes time runs out faster than it should.

I'm really sad about this today.

[workinclasszero]

76. Yup same here

The first time I ever heard the Monkees was in a grocery store as a boy with my mom.

Take The Last Train to Clarksville started playing over the PA and I was instantly hooked!

Lord that was sooo long ago.

[coeur_de_lion]

79. I was about 5 when the show came out

We used to be glued to the TV when it played.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

30. That blows. I've been a big unapologetic Monkees fan since the beginning.

They were just about to start some tour dates in March.

[Jake Stern]

31. Say hi to Davy for us, Peter

Thanks for the music.

[sinkingfeeling]

32. R.I.P.

[CaptainTruth]

33. Damn...

Growing up I enjoyed their music & the TV show.

[Botany]

34. Cheer Up Sleepy Jean

[Wuddles440]

35. So very grateful...

to him and his bandmates for providing me with some very fond memories during my childhood. RIP, dude.

[JackInGreen]

37. Godspeed

And may Auntee Grizelda never darken your head again.

[jalan48]

40. Peter was recommended for the group by his friend Stephen Stills who tried out but was not chosen.

After Peter Thorkelson graduated from college in Connecticut, he spent much of his time playing folk music in various clubs in New York's Greenwich Village. He eventually moved to the West Coast and got gigs on the L.A. folk circuit. Stephen Stills (later of Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills and Nash fame) auditioned for The Monkees and was told that he'd be perfect for the show if only his hairline wasn't already receding and his teeth were in better shape. Rather than being bitter at the rejection, he immediately recommended his good friend and look-alike Peter Tork to the producers. Peter had the appropriate "look" and could also play guitar, bass and banjo, so the group was now complete.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/20375/hey-hey-theyre-monkees-what-john-lennon-had-say-about-band-and-much-much-more

[GregD]

42. I used to hang out with him

Back in the early 70's, I lived in a section of San Anselmo (Marin County) California called Sleepy Hollow. We lived at the top of a hill, and half way up that hill was a home where some musicians lived.

Not sure how this connection came to exist, but Peter was a regular guest at that home and I would hang out and listen to them play music.

IIRC, Sly Stone used to drive his red Excalibur up and down Woodside, the main road that ran through that valley. Steve Perry was also a Marin County resident (Novato?) and we would see him marching around the July 4 festival in Corte Madera Park.

Fun memories...

[BuddhaGirl]

86. Cool story

I lived in Mill Valley for about 12 years, and saw the occasional musician. Chatted with Maria Muldaur occasionally when I ran into her in the little downtown.

Marin was a fun place to live

[GregD]

87. ok, now you are gonna get me started. lol

If you lived in Mill Valley, then you know the Sweetwater. Bonnie Raitt would show up unannounced and find her way on stage. Holy freaking crap! It's Bonnie! The audience would explode when that happened.

My girlfriend when I was attending COM was a massive groupie for Carlos Santana, also a local resident. I'll go to my grave believing she probably found her way into his arms at some point back then.

I also seem to recall when members of the Dead would be out in the valley (Nicasio area) playing baseball or softball at one of the fields out there. I don't think I fully recognized at that stage what I was witnessing.

And speaking of Nicasio, did you ever make it over to Rancho Nicasio? Some serious talent showed up there for very intimate shows. I just looked, and wow, Tommy Castro is playing next month https://www.ranchonicasio.com/music.htm. How freaking cool will that be?

And Maria Muldaur? I used to joke that she and I danced together. It was at the Monterey Blues Festival. My friend had somehow managed to secure a box seat section up front, on on the end of one of the rows. *Basically folding chairs in sections bordered by pipe railings. So we're there, someone is performing, Maria comes out and is bouncing around standing just outside of our little box, and I'm just inside. Why can't I claim we danced together? I was less than 3 feet from her!

Heaven!

[BuddhaGirl]

91. Yes, I heard that about Bonnie Raitt

Never saw her at the Sweetwater, though. A close friend of mine worked the sound at times for the Sweetwater, and mentioned that.

Never made it to Rancho Nicasio, unfortunately. One day!

Cool story about Maria Muldaur. She once hit on my same close friend's husband at a local concert LOL...I think they were all drunk.

I saw Carlos Santana in the Macy's in San Rafael once, he was shopping for fine jewelry. Couldn't work up the courage to approach him though!

Mill Valley has changed sooo much. I miss the funky aspect of the downtown.

Cheers!

[BumRushDaShow]

43. Oh wow.

Loved the show. Remembered when Davy Jones passed on. They were truly a goofy group of guys.

R.I.P.

[Mabel]

46. I'm glad the Monkies were part of my youth...

such good memories.

[ancianita]

49. I was a teen fan, and this is my personal favorite.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

61. From the incomparable Neil Diamond, of course.

The Monkees had the best songwriters.

A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You

"A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" is a song by Neil Diamond that was released by The Monkees in 1967 (see 1967 in music). Davy Jones sang the lead vocal (this was Jones' first lead vocal on a Monkees single). It went to No. 1 in the US Cashbox charts. On the Billboard charts it went to No. 2, Somethin' Stupid by Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra kept it from the No. 1 spot.

[janx]

88. I remember begging my mother for that 45 when I was in the

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4th (?) grade.

She put in on a list of errands, except she wrote:

A Little (Dog) Bit Me, A Little (Dog) Bit You

I can't believe I remembered that. Miss her so much.

[ancianita]

89. Haha ... a hilarious memory!

[janx]

90. She was so darn funny. Thanks for reminding me.

[niyad]

50. requiescat in pace, Peter.

[hlthe2b]

53. Micky Dolenz on loss of Peter Tork (and a few other celebs as well)

Link to tweet

Nesmith wrote on Facebook: “Just got the news that Peter died. I am heartbroken.”

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

and, from the Brady Bunch:

Link to tweet

[mahatmakanejeeves]

62. My eyes are filling with tears. Thank you. NT

[JenniferJuniper]

66. Says Nez:

Peter Tork died this AM. I am told he slipped away peacefully.

Yet, as I write this my tears are awash, and my heart is broken. Even though I am clinging to the idea that we all continue, the pain that attends these passings has no cure. It's going to be a rough day.

I share with all Monkees fans this change, this "loss", even so.

PT will be a part of me forever. I have said this before -- and now it seems even more apt -- the reason we called it a band is because it was where we all went to play.

A band no more -- and yet the music plays on -- an anthem to all who made the Monkees and the TV show our private -- dare I say "secret" -- playground.

As for Pete, I can only pray his songs reach the heights that can lift us and that our childhood lives forever -- that special sparkle that was the Monkees. I will miss him -- a brother in arms. Take flight my Brother.

[TexasBushwhacker]

69. I always loved his smile n/t

[catbyte]

55. He was always my favorite. Even as a kid I gravitated towards the quirky ones.

[LyndaG]

57. RIP

Remember when he appeared on Rachel Maddow's show and said he was a fan. Good guy.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

63. Here's a tune I'd hear on the show from time to time. Peter Tork doesn't

play much more a role than play the organ and sing backup vocal.

Star Collector

"Star Collector" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King in 1967 and recorded by The Monkees (with lead vocals by Davy Jones). The song is included on their fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. It was also featured in five second-season episodes of their television series: "The Wild Monkees", "Hitting the High Seas", "Monkees Watch Their Feet", "Monkees in Paris" and "Monkees Mind Their Manor". "The Wild Monkees" uses an early mix of the song (without Moog synthesizer) while the other episodes use the released mix.

The song is about the phenomenon of groupies, and takes a dismissive attitude toward them ( "Think I'll let her keep on going, wherever it is she's going to / Give her an autograph and tell her 'It's been nice knowing you'"... "It won't take much time / Before I get her off my mind" ).

The Monkees's version of the song was one of the first pop records to include a Moog synthesizer, played and programmed by synthesist Paul Beaver. Peter Tork didn't think much of Beaver's performance, and told Rhino Records later "He played it like it was a flute or something," preferring Micky Dolenz's more random use of the Moog on "Daily Nightly" (which also appeared on Pisces) to produce spacey sounds.

This is one of my fave Monkees songs. Again, no particular Peter Tork emphasis.

[meadowlander]

65. My first real crush - since I was 8 or 9.

[BHDem53]

68. My favorite Monkee.

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A few days ago I watched a old episode of "Late Night with David Letterman" with Peter as a guest. Some ladies in the audience had a chance to win a date with him. The winner and Peter had dinner in the Late Night green room. He was a funny and talented gentleman. Rest in Peace Mr. Tork.

[Dem2theMax]

70. Oh, this makes me so sad.

I was in that lucky age group who got to grow up watching them on TV.

They were silly, fun, good looking and I loved their music.
Mickey was my favorite, but thanks to Teen Beat magazine, I had their pictures all over the walls of my bedroom.

And I am not embarrassed to admit, I have more Monkees albums, than I have Beatles albums.

Peter always seemed so soft-spoken, such a gentle man.
May he be at peace, and I'm so grateful for the music he left us.

[coeur_de_lion]

72. My favorite Peter Tork song

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He was my favorite! I am so sad. A talented folk singer.

[bluestarone]

74. Listened to this group!!

STILL DO!!!

[TomSlick]

77. I am rarely moved by news of the death of a celebrity. This one got me.

I was a huge fan as a kid. I loved the music. The TV show was goofy but I loved it anyway.

I can still sing all the lyrics of "I'm a believer."

I feel very old.

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[no_hypocrisy]

78. Look Out, Here Comes Tomorrow . . . .

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[Delphinus]

80. RIP

Looking forward to listening to the music in this thread.

[workinclasszero]

81. Goodbye Pete

[dflprincess]

83. Damn I feel old

Saw The Monkees in concert in St. Paul in 1967. Jimi Hendrix was going to be the opening act but he dropped out. I was 14, I was there to see The Monkees, Hendrix dropping out didn't phase me at the time. (My friend tells me that the opening act turned out to be Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, I have no idea if that is correct.)

[Myrddin]

84. RIP Peter Tork

Loved watching The Monkees as a kid. Always liked their music too.

Thanks for all the vids, brought back some fond memories.

[Eliot Rosewater]

85. My childhood was in large part about them and The Beatles. I am a musician because of them.

Peter has taken the Last Train to somewhere but before he left he gave us all a whole lotta fun!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

92. MeTV pays tribute to Peter Tork with special episodes of The Monkees

MeTV pays tribute to Peter Tork with special episodes of The Monkees



Tune in on Sunday, February 24, 5PM | 4C, as we remember the musical and comedy talents of Tork.

By: MeTV Staff
February 21, 2019, 4:55PM

Image: The Everett Collection

Peter Tork of the Monkees passed away earlier this week at the age of 77. In remembrance of the rock 'n' roll sensation, MeTV proudly presents episodes of the classic 1966 television series The Monkees. Tune in Sunday, February 24, at 5PM | 4C, and laugh along with two stories centering around Peter.

On The Monkees TV show, Peter was dubbed the naive one, and they'd give his character great gimmicks like finger guns that actually worked. Tork played keyboards and also bass (despite being much more proficient at guitar), lending a distinct charm with each offbeat bassline. You can thank him, though, for other key musical contributions, including that piano intro on "Daydream Believer."

SEE ALSO


R.I.P. Peter Tork of The Monkees

Here's what you will see:

“One Man Shy"
5PM | 4C

A rich debutante named Valerie books the Monkees to play her coming-out bash. Awkward Peter immediately falls head-over-heels for her. Just one problem — the girl's snobby rich suitor goes out of his way to show her why she should never be with poor Peter. The Monkees cook up their own plot in retaliation to prove just what a fine fellow Peter truly is. Features the tunes "Valerie" and "I'm A Believer."

“The Devil and Peter Tork”
5:30PM | 4:30PM

This tale is based loosely on Stephen Vincent Benet's fantasy novel The Devil and Daniel Webster ( just like the song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" ). Peter falls in love with a golden harp in Mr. Zero's Pawn Shop. Alas, he has no cash to buy it. Zero produces a Faustian contract, which Peter signs. Micky, Mike and Davy remind Peter that he can't play the harp. But — poof! — Zero appears in a cloud of smoke and endows Peter with masterful harp skills. The lads suddenly become a harp act — and an instant overnight success.



[Note: The Jeffersons will return to its original time on Sunday, March 3.]

Tune in later today at 5pm | 4c for two special episodes of The Monkees http://ht.ly/fG6a30nNEem

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Hey #Svengoolie fans, be sure to tune in to our special Peter Tork tribute [today] with two episodes of The Monkees

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[RhodeIslandOne]

94. The Devil and Peter Tork was censored for a number of years

They made the joke you couldn't say "hell" on TV.

[boguspotus]

93. Love the song he wrote and sang on from The Monkees 2016 album "Good Times!"

"Little Girl" - great song. He said he originally wrote it for Davy back in the 60's.